Boston Game Jams

11/15/2011

Two great announcements for this weekend's jam!

I have two great announcements for this weekend’s Fall 2011 Boston HTML5 Game Jam (Nov 19th and 20th). First, to make our tummies happy, MocoSpace is graciously sponsoring us with pizza for the entire event. MocoSpace is a social gaming platform

10/19/2011

Announcing the Fall 2011 Boston HTML5 Game Jam: Nov 19th and 20th at the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab http://bit.ly/nZZCy4

10/15/2011

Save the Date: Fall 2011 HTML5 Jam — Nov. 19th and 20th. As always, designers, programmers, artists, audio engineers, and producers are all welcome!

I'll have some recommended links for beginner HTML5 programmers up on the site soon)

The location and details are TBD, but it’s official: the Fall 2011 HTML5 Game Jam will be Sat+Sun November 19th and 20th, so save the date! I’ll be posting some learning materials for those who are new to HTML5 game programming

03/14/2011

Vickie's Strawberry Trifle from HTML5 Tools Jam in Jan 2011

02/26/2011

If you're going to GDC (or any other conference) for your first or even fifth year, I highly recommend Darius Kazemi's series on "Effective Networking": http://j.mp/cFvEJ9 It's great, pragmatic advice.

This is my series of articles about how to make friends in the game industry. It’s particularly aimed at people who are not in the game industry, but plenty of vets have found it to be an interesting read! I

02/15/2011

Games made at Lunar Jam, a Boston Game Jam held in October 2010

02/11/2011

I'll be updating some of the content layout on the blog in the next few weeks before GDC. Let me know what you think needs work the most in its current design

02/01/2011

I've updated the Immigration Jam recap page with the new Smuggle Truck trailer from Owlchemy Labs. It's fun to watch it side-by-side with old one: http://j.mp/ewaJIK

Immigration Jam was held on August 21st and 22nd at the Singapore/MIT GAMBIT Game Lab and hosted by Alex Schwartz and Darren Torpey. The Games! We had more than thirty participants and made five games: All The Pedestrians are Crossing

12/16/2010

We're announcing our new tool, ALES! It's an HTML5 platformer/level editor + sharer. Check it out here: http://bit.ly/i8QFmw Or just jump in and play a level: http://bit.ly/exhYKr (then click the link to start editing!)

Hi folks! Boston Game Jams is proud to announce the release of the Akihabara Level Editor and Sharer, or ALES (pronounced “Alice”). It’s an HTML5 tile-based level editor for an Akihabara-based platformer that lets you play while you edit and